Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

1T is printed that the highest salary paid
Methodist ministers in the New Hampshire
Conference is 81 300 and the use of parson-
age, while the average, including house RENT
is 500.
A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE in Chester, Mass.
who Is So years Old, has just been recommend
ed for term that will MAKE HIM SO years OF
age when it expires. if ne lives, and the VET
eran is said to be full of vitality" as yet.
A LITTLE 3-yesr-old girl strayed from her
home near San Angelo, Cal, and was FOUND
fl We miles away after being out four DAYS Snu
three NIGHTS, She was very weak with nun
ger. but soon recovered, but is now apparent
ly none the worse Tor her adventure.
HENRY BoNNEAU, a Frenchman, of New
Bedford, Mass, claims to be l03 years OLD.
He was born IN the Province of Quebec. HIS
oldest child, if he had lived, would be aDou
SO years old He lives with son, and four
generations are represented under TINS roof.
Mr.. BOnneau is still active.
MRS. LEMUEL CLUTE, of Ionia, Mich, is
confined to the house with injuries inflicted
by a big rooster, which flew at her the other
day, knocked her down, ana followed up his
advantage with beak and claws until Mrs.
tlute's screams brought the hired girl with
pail of water and stove hook.
FIFTEEN-YEAR-oLD O'Bren Atkinson, son
of Col John Atkinson, of Detroit, has just
completed a horseback ride of 324 miles. On
W
st. Augustine. Fla, for his health, and
reached there March |, He never Travelled
on Sunday, and always attended church when
he could,
THE bounty of SC. placed on each jack rab-
bit scalp is resulting IN great slaughter OF the
pests in California. The Elko Independent
says that on a recent day certificates for
bounty on 10000 scalL5 were presented 10 the
Board of County Commissioners; and the
Harvey Valley Item tells of wagon load OF
1000 scars starting for the county seat.
A SOUTH AMERICAN NEWSPAPER announces
that at a place ca led Finlandia, In the north
ern part Of Cauca, large quantity of valu-
ables has been dug out OF some newly dis
covered huacas. or ancient Indian burial
grounds. 1t IS stated that many of the artl-
Cles obtained ale OF great value, and that
they are Of an enurely distinct order TO the
many which have been aug from different
cemeteries In the country from the days OF
the conquest up TO the present.
ALBERT A. MUNGER, of Chicago, who in
herited an immense fortune from his father,
recently noticed that his cousin. George Nc
Kay, bank empoye. was failing in health.
He requested his company on an European
trip, On Mr.. McKay's replying that he could
not afford such journey. MIR. Munger left
the bank. Returning the following oay with
a deed of a business block on dams street.
part of his estate, and handing 1t to his
cousin, he remarked That he could now
valued at 100000.
ENGINEER JACK ELLIS, of Wllliamsport,
Pa, has a very large and wise crow. He is
two feet long from the tip OF his beak to the
tip OF his tail feathers, and is a scientific
thief. A shepherd dog, chained to a kennel
IN the yard, Is one of his worst victims.
Whenever he sees the dog gnawing bone, he
sneaks up behind him and grabs him by the
tail; the sudden attack causes the dog to
quickly wheel about to find out what's there,
but the crow holds on, and goes around with
the taIl TO where the coveted Done is, snatches
1t up, ana in an instant Is out of the reach of
the angry animal.
MOTHER DEFRosA, Superior of the Convent
of the Sisters of Loretto, at FlorIssant, Mo-,
celebrated her golden jubilee Friday last.
She was the recipient of many presents from
friends in st. Louis and elsewhere. The
scholars performed in her honor beautiful
oDeretta, including congratulatOry address
in verse. Mother Defrosa entered the order
at the age OF Is years at the mother house,
LOretCo, KY, and fifty years ago Friday she
knelJ at the altar of the chapel as a bride of
the church. receiving the habit and exchapg-
ing her name for that by which she mas since
been known. Sue was tWenty-siX years su-
prrlOress of the convent at Calvary. KY. and
twice mother-general of the order of the
United States.
HENRY HOLT, the New York publisher. who
is Yale graduate, lectured In New haven
the other day on "Some Practical Aspects of
Literary Life" ~ on ask ;" said he, "Can
care and work bring success in hteraturep
Mustit not be born in man% Care ana
WORK can do much" he said. lean accomplish
much, While no man has succeeded in liter
ature without some spark OF the divine fire,
many have succeeded better by taking pre-
ciOus good care of a precious small spars than
others have who have been careless with a
generous flame. Taking care of that spark
means. primh Tlly, taking care of your health,
authors bPnn
| pie. One enormous item in equipment for
| literature is the power to do uncOngenial
| things. Honest work paws and meretricious
| work does not. Get the habit of doing your
| own work, not of Initiating other work.
| Don't build your WORK with mere tinsel.
Such work won't pay in the long rum
AT dinner the other night Bismarck re-
| lated that he once tried to speculate In the
| funds by means of the knowledge of state
| secrets. Bismarck said: II received the in
| structons at Berlin to confer with Napoleon
on the affair OF Neufchatel. It must have
| been in the spring Of 1851. L was told to ask
| his majesty what attitude he intended to
| take up in the matter. Now, / knew he
| would express himself in a favorable man
| ner. and that that fact would mean war with
| Switzerland. Passing through Frankfort |
| called on Rothschid, and told him to sell
the shares l had deposited with him,
because there was no chance OF a rise
That ID not my gopinion,' he replied; your
shares are good, and you will see it,
Yes. 1t is possible L rejoIned, but If you
| knew what know you would think other
WISE He objected, and said he could not ad-
wise me to sell out. but as l was better in
| formed than he | sold them, and continued
| my journey TO Paris. Napoleon was very
| precise and amable. 1t is true he would not
| grant the wish Of the kIng-namely, to pass
| his troops through Alsece, because that would
rouse too much discomfort In France, but az
regards the rest OF the undertaking he gave
his approval. SO far had succeeded But.
alas! / mad not reckoned on our policy at
Berlin, which in the interval had changed-
no doubt on account of Austria. The pro-
ject was. therefore, given up, and war was
not declared. The shares | sold rose higher
and higher from that moment. and all That
remained for me was bitter regret that they
were no longer mine."
EXPRESS MESSENGERS often have curious
experience IN their travels. During the
height Of the California gold excitement one
OF these useful gentlemen, in leaving New
York for the East, via Long Island Sound
steamer, was accosted on board lust before
leaving by a returned miner who wished him
to take charge OF gOld and dust to the value
OF $50, 600, and forward the same to a party in
the State Of Maine, the miner TO follow as
soon as he had completed a week or two of
business in New York. The messenger. NOT
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